Harness-saddle



J. P.- ZONNE. Harness-Saddles.

No. 224,503. Patented Feb.1o,1sso.

N.PEIERS, PHOT0LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D C.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN P. ZONNE, OF SHEBOYGAN FLLS, WISCONSIN.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,503, dated February10, 1880.

` Application ined september 6,1819.

tain new and useful Improvements in Har-` ness-Saddles; andI. do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the Psame, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification, and inwhich- Figure l is a longitudinal section of a harness saddle embodyingmy improvements. Fig. 2 is a view of the under side of one-half thereof,the pad having been removed. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the underside of the flanged pad-plate; andFig. 4 is a cross-section oi' the pad,skirt, and tree, taken on line a: a: of Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

'This invention relates to harness-'saddles or gig-tree attachments; andit consists in the detailed construction and combination of the tree,skirt, back-band loop, and pad', as here-V inafter described, andlparticularly pointed out In the drawings, A is the tree, which isprovided with terret-holes aa and screw-holes b b, and with a seat, B,which is secured upon the middle of the tree by a screw, c. `C, is theskirt, which is made with a housing.v or jockey, D, upon its upper side.This housing isv not stitched upon lthe skirt at its lower end,.but isleft open so as toforma pocket for the insertion of the strap E of thebackband loop El., which is made of iron or other suitable metal in onepiece with its shank or strap E. Y

The skirt is secured upon the tree by clamping its upper end'betweenAthe tree and the saddle, as shown in Fig. 1, and by the loopstrap E,which is inserted intoI the pocket formed between the skirt and itshousing until the hole in itsupper end corresponds or registers with theterret-hole a in that side `of the tree and with the terretLhole in theskirt and housing, so that the nutted shank a of .tages are gained. Y

i the terret will bind the whole iirmly together.

It is further secured upon each side of the tree .by the screw b',inserted through the upper screw-hole, b, and by a hooked screw, d, thehooked head of which clamps the skirt between itself and the loop-strapE.

The pad Fis provided with a pad-plate, G,-

made with two parallel flanges, g g, on its under side, between whichare the perforations or openings e f, one of which, e, is for Vtheinsertion ot' the terret shank, while the other, f, is for the insertionof the terret-nut into the pad through the top of the plate. Thus theperforated hanged part of the plate forms a box for the terret-nut,preventing it from turning in its seat as well as from wear-V ing thepad.V

The lower part of the pad-plate G is made Y narrow and provided with aslot, h, which,

under side of the tree and skirt, will register with the hooked head ofscrew d, upon which it isA inserted, and whichserves to hold it, withthe pad,in place.` n

By,l the construction and combination of parts as described severallimportant advan- In lthe iirst place, the several parts are se-y curedtogether by screws, so that they may be readily taken apart for repair,cleaning, or the changing or substitution of parts.

Secondly, the skirt is held rrnly upon the tree, and is stit'ened by theinsertionl of the shank of Vthe back-band loop, inthe manner described.y

Thirdly, the pad and pad-plate, while held firmly upon the tree andskirt, may be readily detached therefrom, when desired;

fAgain, by the construction of the skirt Vand litshousing or jockey, asset forth, the latter, `may be sewed upon the former by machine in acheaper, better,and more expeditious manner than when done'by hand, asusual.

Having vthus described myV invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the UnitedStatesl f 1. `In a harness saddle, thecombination,A with the tree A and detachable metallic backband straps EE, of a skirt, G, provided with D, in combination with the tree A,metallic straps E E, pad-plates G, and screws c b d, the Wholeconstructed and combined substantially as and for the purpose hereinshown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 1o my own I have heretoaffixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN PETTER ZONNE.

Witnesses:

JOHN C. FAIRWEATHER, A. W. WHITGOM.

